The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

lightning Skaters Several Houses at
Jefferson-A Groundless Bear Scare
Near Lexington-An Albany Porter
Injured by Suiphuric Acid-An Old
Fac Smile of the Declaration of indie
pendence.
GEORGIA.
The Tax Collector of Monroe county is re-
ported 1900 short.
Judge White, near Forsyth, has harvested
30 bushels on wheat
Magshallville's fruit evaporating establish
ment IS about ready for business.
In Jefferson county the peach crop is an
entire failure, but there viii be few ap-
pies
Eggs are plentiful in Hawkinsville at loo.
per dozen, and chickens sell from 15c to 2Ilc.
apiece.
There is in Lincoln county a girl II wears
old who tips the beam at about 100 pounds
ayoirdupois.
DANES daley was dangerously injured
with hi1ck, in a row in saloon, at Au-
gusJa Thursday.
Crops of every kind are at least two weeks
earlier In Hall county than they usually are
at this season of the yeSr.
Mrs. A Mcleod and her daughter died
nom measles in Scriven county a day or
The boats running between HawkinsviIe
and Abbeville have been tied up for a week
In consequence of the low stage of the river.
The match factory at Gainesville is now
running on full time, and it Is difficult to
keep up with the orders continually pouring
in.
John Gibson, who lived about four miles
from Fayetteville, los. his residence and all
his kitchen and household furniture by fire
last Monday evening
CicerQ Buchanan, who works at Golde.
Bros foundry, at Columbus, while turning
shaft head on the lathe Thursday got his
right forefinger cut off.
AT GcDonough a drunken negro, by the
name of Nelson Brock, came very near
driving one of r. Fl. Tomlinson's horses to
death Sunday He was arrested for cruelty
and paid fine Of $50.
The fourth annual reunion of the Thirtieth
Georgia regiment viii be held at Salt
Springs on July Is Hon David J. Bailey.
ex-Gov, James 5. Boynton and Hon. NJ Y.
Gckibeen and Others are expected to make
addresses
Commissioner Henderson is stin getting
in subscriptions for the Interstate Farm
erS' Convention" and is in daily receipt OF
letters from the ten cotton States engaged
IN the work, containing the most favorable
information.
Sunithville Enterprise: Our izrepressible
Redhons correspondent writes as follows
under date Of June "a: I've Need Rane
haEfl1er thsn Ever. cotton Is I4oolin Sick.
VIZ expect a good crop this YEAR If We
SalS hAy raNe Change this Stale an Let
her riPsn
AaSt week in lee County Court a cOloEed
witness who hai been summoned. but failed
10 p1t n an appearance at former session
q the court. plead as an excuse thst he had
fallen >zSzra1dle Of the fence He was ex-
a III a~vh-ex @f.~
fszaoe Was hard lines 70 travel ON.
sNahn Ro6enhaTy, Of Folkston. hiss
erse1 q hoSs which Is quite a curiosity in
Ass Sacsza1 There Is no split "a the foot at
A.. sB2 tAssr koof Is round 2aS ShxreSi iusI
<Ee makes foot Mr. Ro6snhe-ry saws
1AsF are sz2s1g1i1 kind Of hogs as they
groW fxSs~ a-s very healthy, ana are much
2s71gsr sezz2 s2as rsgaAAr ''piaeF-aooaS root
a.
Eo1 J 2 White has a fac smile Of the
Eessz-S-zo1 Of Independence. IN the hand
N-z1.z~Ssss AC-nSs Jetfsrson, showing the
- tssSs BIZ John Adams ss@s.- 2-s.s.
z-zr F-E2En lSS-h lnterlineafionS cor
s-crs &nd ensures II presents q very un-
E-Ae2 S-Vsaar2ncs- Mr. White has had
~ sc san2a1a Il his possession for thirty
kwy- -
/ Szz-hvS.ie coa1Tsss --sa- went fshislf
~ c-1z- 10y s-a5 czoght ooots~> In tI7-
~ 70 SRI the hook GU Of its moth tilv
In calmly down. Observing that he would
AAvs - wzlt Until Z taan3sTed before the
caossr wu11 let 60. Bur he got tired
vr3zz1-S. S.21 finally Slocee5ssi u getting his
Ezgz 1res.
An executive order WIS issued THURSDAY
eecAA-z2g the ollce OF tex collectnr az
NzsElzg1oC county vacant. because Of the
1a-aZ5e q TIE incumbent 70 Me within the
stipulated tine the proper bond The ofiicer
THIS losing his official position was Jesse A
RooSnsozL The Ordinary If Washington
county w1S ordered 70 cal an elacrson 10 eli
the vacancy as soon as posSibla
The men were formed into line. and the
pU-Srir began After a long and cautious
tramp the animal was discovered under the
SHADE II a bush. and all excitement over tie
victory Of capturing bear. But after
careful examination II WIS found 10 be
hig black dog thst Toasted on the CARCASS Of
dead horse IN the morning. and WIS 80 fun
that il looked very much ike g bear.
The anigators seem TO have spite against
Mr.. lvey, who has a farm near Snlithville
Not satisfied with carrying of his hogs, they
have recently been raiding his cattle. A
calf was selzed by one OF them and one OF
its hind legs nearly torn Off There is
pond very near his house, and il is supposed
the alhgators lie in ambush there and seize
the animals when they come 10 drink
A strange occurrence is reported on the
Harden place, about five miles from Monte
Euma- The yard is very hard and firm. and
only few days ago a spot, little larger
than horses foot, was seen. 1t is composed
az a blue mari or Iruck-like substance, very
soft and saturated with water. snlphui-
Hsnel Is constantly emitted. and the peos
plsAre curious TO know what causes il.
Charles HaSlett, representing the several
times millionaire iron men. the Carnegie
Brothers. of Pennsylvania has COM
menced work on the ]. A White manga
nese bank about nine miles from Carriers
vile, working about ten men at present
Mr. Haslett VIII spend some time there and
viii increase his force as large as the pro
dacing qualities OF the mine may warrant.
At Jefferson, on June -. lightning struck
a tree in front Of W. c. Potts residence, and
also one in front OF Prof Hunters, and
shattered it It also struck the barn Of Mrs.
Dickson. and killed = cow belonging -
colored family ON the place. II also shocked
considerably the horse Of Raymond Roberts,
the mail carrier. and when he LETT for Har-
mony Grove Tuesday morning his horse
was perfectly deaf
The following companies made their re-